Derek Fitzgerald - Heart Transplant & IRONMAN Lake Placid Finisher
3,443 views · Published 10 October 2013 · 3:35 · Indexed 15 October 2026
Channel: Penn Medicine · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism
After beating cancer, Derek went into severe heart failure. He desperately needed a heart transplant. People said he'd never live a full life, but Derek wouldn't settle for that. Now he has a new heart that he's carried 140.6 miles in an IRONMAN®.
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